The month of December, like it is for most people is always incredibly hectic for me. Even before I got a job and started working on top of going to school. So sadly enough, this is the first post I've made since the very end of November. But now that I'm starting to learn how to handle the ropes of being an adult by dealing with both college courses and working part time, I'm going to be going back to writing a post every week like I originally intended!
Along with getting my first job ever, wrapping up my first semester of college and the holiday season, a lot has gone on in my life spiritually that has had a pretty big impact on me. All of which have managed to help me come up with some sort of idea for a New Year's Resolution. So I've managed to come up with a list of twenty or so things that I either want to achieve, start, stop or continue throughout the year of 2012. I know, I know. Completely cliche, going through with the whole New Year's resolution thing, but I honestly do believe that I will be able to achieve at least half of what I have put on that list. Even then, as long as you are trying you can never fail. Just because you did not accomplish something the first time does not make you a failure. When you give up and decide that it was never even worth your time, then that is when you've failed. So I have a lot of faith and as should everybody else that has decided to truly dedicate themselves to their resolutions, with Heavenly Father everything is possible. Just at times they may seem improbable.
Several things that are really high lighted on my list of resolutions, I'll list on here just to give an idea of several of the things that I plan on working on throughout this year.
The first one is to by this time next year, I'll either already be at college or preparing to leave for college for the spring semester of 2013.
The second one is to work on my optimism and trying my absolute hardest to be a blessing in peoples lives instead of an annoying burden like people have told me that I am in the past.
The third one is to pray and read my scriptures every single day, not just at night but in the morning as well.
Then the fourth one I'll share is not as relevant with the first three, but I want to read at least five books throughout the year and actually finish them.
But this year is the year that I will be able to start off right, this year is the first official year that I'll be having as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So there is so much in store for me if I play my cards right. Meaning if I follow the commandments, the general authority, read my scriptures daily, pray daily and always bring everything unto the Lord then everything will be just the way it's suppose to be. I'm happy to try out my resolutions and see what kind of a difference I can make in peoples lives. I know that in these last nine months since I've joined the church, I've grown and matured in so many ways, it's kind of scary at times to think about. But now that I've really sat back and realized how I've changed, I need to apply it in my life and become the person that I am inside on the outside as well. I need to become what I know I am overall and I know that I can do it if I just try, have faith and pray about it. Whenever I ask Heavenly Father for help on anything, he always steps up to the plate and does whatever it is that he can to make sure I am doing things right. My faith is strong, I just need to jump out of the nest in which is my comfort zone and see if I make it.
I've had plenty of amazing people in my life that have taught me a lot, like Elder Saager, Elder Malietoa, Elder Kirchhoefer, Elder Jones, Elder Evans, Elder Geier, Elder Barney, the Read Family, the Coleman Family, the Jackson Family, my home teachers and just random friends I've made throughout the ward. 2012 is going to be my year and I promise that nothing but good will come from this.
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